Notable Decisions

Police Officers—Excessive Force

Foubert v. Lyons, 543 U.S. 1033; 125 S. Ct. 808; 160 L. Ed. 2d 596 (2004).

Lyons v. City of Xenia, 417 F.3d 565 (6th Cir. 2005).

Carpenter v. Bowling, 276 Fed. Appx. 423 (6th Cir. 2008); cert denied at Bowling v. Carpenter, 2009 U.S. LEXIS 570 (2009).

Standifer v. Lacon, 587 Fed. Appx. 919 (6th Cir. 2014)

Standifer v. Lacon, U.S. Dist. Court, S.D. Ohio Case No. 1:11-cv-00293, 2014 WL 198169 (S.D. Ohio 2014).

Harsh v. City of Franklin, U.S. Dist. Court, S.D. Ohio No. C-1-07-874, 2011 WL 4055256 (S.D. Ohio 2011).

Glowka v. Bemis, 2015 U.S. Dist. Court, S.D. Ohio No. 3:12-cv-345, 2015 LEXIS 166997 (S.D. Ohio 2015).

Police Officers—Excessive Force & Racial Discrimination

Woods v. Miamisburg City Schs, 254 F. Supp. 2d 868 (S.D. Ohio 2003).

Police Officers—Ohio Political Subdivision Immunity

Wentworth v. Village of Coldwater, 2015-Ohio-1424; 2015 Ohio App. LEXIS 1363

Dearth v. Stanley, 2008-Ohio-487 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2008).

Miller v. City of Xenia, 2002-Ohio-1303 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2002).

Police Officers—Due Process

Culberson v. Doan, 125 F. Supp. 2d 252 (S.D. Ohio 2000)

Police Officers—Qualified Immunity (Appealability)

Summerville v. City of Forest Park, 128 Ohio St. 3d 221 (2010)(amicus for OACTA)

Police Officers—Searches and Seizures

El Bey v. Roop, 530 F.3d 407 (6th Cir. 2008)

Royles v. Springfield Twp., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14551 (S.D. Ohio 2009)

Law Enforcement Agency—Monnell Claim

Glowka v. Bemis, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16697 (S.D. Ohio 2015)

Prosecutors—Immunity

Parisi v. Heck, 666 Fed. Appx. 384, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 20699 (6th Cir. 2016)

Employment Law—FMLA Retaliation

Hunter v. Valley View Local Sch., 579 F.3d 688 (6th Cir. 2009)

Employment Law—FLSA

Kelly v. City of Xenia, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio Case No. 3:06CV114 (Aug. 25, 2009)

Employment Law—Equal Protection, Gender Discrimination and Pregnancy Discrimination

Puckett v. Vill. Of Anna, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7582 (S.D. Ohio 2017)

Municipalities & Solicitation Ordinances—First Amendment

Ohio Citizen Action v. City of Englewood, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio Case No. 3:05cv263 (Feb. 16, 2010)

Ohio Citizen Action v. City of Englewood, 671 F.3d 564 (6th Cir. 2012)

Municipalities & Voting Advocacy—First Amendment

Kidwell v. City of Union, 462 F.3d 620 (6th Cir. 2006); cert denied at Kidwell v. City of Union, 2007 U.S. LEXIS 5197 (2007)

Municipalities & Employment Retaliation—First Amendment

Sigler v. City of Englewood, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74916 (S.D. Ohio 2008)

Sigler v. City of Englewood, U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Ohio Case No. 3:07cv092 (Sept. 8, 2009)

Municipalities—Termination of Public Employees and Due Process

Chaney v. Vill. of Potsdam, 105 Fed. Appx. 18 (6th Cir. 2004).

Bowman v. Butler Twp. Bd. of Trs., 185 Ohio App. 3d 180 (2nd Dist. 2009)

Bd. of Trs. of Butler Twp. v. Butler Twp. Prof’l Fire Fighters., 183 Ohio App. 3d 575 (2nd Dist. 2009)

Municipalities—Fourth Amendment, Executive Session, and Attorney-Client Privilege

Humphries v. Chicarelli, Sixth Circuit No. 13–3631, 2014 WL 463485 (6th Cir. 2014)

Humphries v. Chicarelli, U.S. Dist. Court, S.D. Ohio No. 1:10-cv-749, 2013 WL 1832669 (S.D. Ohio 2013)

Humphries v. Chicarelli, U.S. Dist. Court, S.D. Ohio No. 1:10-cv-749, 2012 WL 5930437 (S.D. Ohio 2012)

Municipalities—Zoning and Discrimination; ADA

Turner v. City of Englewood, 195 Fed. Appx. 346 (6th Cir. 2006)

State ex rel Miami Overlook v. Germantown, 2011-Ohio-3419 (2nd Dist. 2011)

Municipalities & Police Officers—Protection Against Violence From Third Persons (“Snake Pit” Liability)

Grant v. Montgomery County Comm’rs, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8907 (S.D. Ohio 2006)

Municipalities—Ohio Political Subdivision Immunity

Hubbell v. City of Xenia, 115 Ohio St. 3d 77 (Ohio 2005)

Greene County Agric. Soc’y v. Liming, 89 Ohio St. 3d 551 (Ohio 2000)

Grant v. Montgomery County Job & Family Servs., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32862 (S.D. Ohio 2005)

Gabel v. Miami E. Sch. Bd., 169 Ohio App. 3d 609 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2006)

Denham v. City of New Carlisle, 138 Ohio App. 3d 439 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2000)

Shirk v. Village of Alger, 2009-Ohio-6028 (3rd Dist. 2009)

Thompson v. Germantown Cemetery, 2010-Ohio-1920 (2nd Dist. 2010)

Jones v. Xenia, 2011-Ohio-5545 (2nd Dist. 2011)

Municipalities—Telecommunications Ordinances

Home Builders Ass’n v. City of Lebanon, 2004-Ohio-4526 (12th Dist. Ohio 2004)

Privileges and Privacy Concerns in Door to Door Solicitation—First Amendment

Ohio Citizen Action v. City of Englewood, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 72623 (S.D. Ohio 2008)

Privileges and Privacy Concerns—Sexual Orientation in Employment Context

Sandberg v. John T. Crouch Co., 2007-Ohio-7154 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2007)

Privileges and Privacy Concerns—Attorney-Client Privilege

Smith v. Smith, 2006-Ohio-6975 (1st Dist. Ohio 2006)

Doran v. Northmont Bd. of Educ., 2005-Ohio-1360 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2005)

Schools—First Amendment Retaliation

Evans-Marshall v. Bd. of Educ., 428 F.3d 223 (6th Cir. 2005)

Evans-Marshall v. Bd. Of Educ., 624 F.3d 332 (6th Cir. 2010)

Schools—Employment Discrimination & Harassment; ADA

Rhoads v. Bd. of Educ., 103 Fed. Appx. 888 (6th Cir. 2004)

Reid v. Valley View Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18817 (S.D. Ohio 2006); 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18820 (S.D. Ohio 2006)

Senu-Oke v. Bd. of Educ., 2005 Ohio 5239 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2005)

Rollins v. Mad River Green Local Sch. Dist., 2003-Ohio-3058 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2003)

Schools—Student on Student Misconduct: Bullying

Richardson v. Huber Heights City Sch. Bd. Of Educ., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 10166, 2016 Fed App. 0293N (6th Cir. 2016)

Federal Civil Procedure

Beyoglides v. Montgomery County Sheriff, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186093 (S.D. Ohio 2016)

Thompson v. City of Oakwood, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49157 (S.D. Ohio 2017)

Ohio Civil Procedure—41(A) Dismissals

Denham v. City of New Carlisle, 86 Ohio St. 3d 594 (1999)

Ohio Civil Procedure—Interlocutory Appeals for Political Subdivisions Denied Immunity

Hubbell v. City of Xenia, 115 Ohio St. 3d 77 (Ohio 2005)

Negligence—Open and Obvious Doctrine

Quinn v. Montgomery County Educ. Serv. Ctr., 2005-Ohio-808 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2005).

Torts—Infliction of Emotional Distress

Miller v. City of Xenia, 2002-Ohio-1303 (2nd Dist. Ohio 2002)

Torts—Damages (Limitations On)

Moretz v. Muakkassa, 137 Ohio St.3d 171 (2013)(amicus for OACTA)

Legal Malpractice—Experts

Party Dock, Inc. v. Nasrallah, 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 4620 (10th Dist. Ohio 2000)

Attorneys—Immunity

Harsh v. Franklin, 2011-Ohio-2428 (2nd Dist. 2011)